Skyscraper National Park

Skyscraper National Park is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Hayden. It was released on Hardwood Records in Canada, on Badman Recording Co. in the U.S., on Loose Music in the U.K., and on Massive! in Japan. There were two limited-edition pressings of this album. The first, comprising only 100 copies, was mainly for Hayden's friends and family. The second, comprising 1,500 copies, was sold on Hayden's cross-Canada tour.

Skyscraper National Park
Studio album by Hayden
Released	October 16, 2001 (Canada), March 12, 2002 (U.S.A.), September 2, 2002 (U.K.), November 18, 2002 (Japan)
Genre	Acoustic rock, alternative country, indie folk, folk rock
Length	39:46
Label	Hardwood Records/Universal Music Canada
Producer	Hayden (Track 2 by Hayden, Kid Lunch, Mitch Roth, Damon Richardson & Marty Kinack)
Hayden chronology
The Closer I Get (1998) Skyscraper National Park (2001) Live at Convocation Hall (2002)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Jam!	(favourable) link[usurped]
Mojo	[Dec 2002, pp. 114]
Neumu	link
Pitchfork Media	(8.2/10) link
PopMatters	(favourable) link
Stylus	(B-) link

The album title comes from Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slapstick.

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Hayden Desser.

1. "Mingus" - 3:39 (Hidden Pregap track on CD)
2. "Street Car" – 4:35
3. "Dynamite Walls" – 6:44
4. "Steps into Miles" – 2:57
5. "I Should Have Been Watching You" – 1:42
6. "Long Way Down" – 4:11
7. "Tea Pad" – 1:57
8. "All in One Move" – 1:18
9. "Bass Song" – 4:28
10. "Carried Away" – 2:44
11. "Looking for You in Me" – 3:36
12. "Lullaby" – 5:41